diff --git a/applications/projects/SceneChecking/CMakeLists.txt b/applications/projects/SceneChecking/CMakeLists.txt
index f4ce6b70cab..b76e7d9688f 100644
--- a/applications/projects/SceneChecking/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/applications/projects/SceneChecking/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ set(HEADER_FILES
     ${SCENECHECK_SRC_DIR}/SceneCheckEmptyNodeName.h
     ${SCENECHECK_SRC_DIR}/SceneCheckMapping.h
     ${SCENECHECK_SRC_DIR}/SceneCheckMissingRequiredPlugin.h
+    ${SCENECHECK_SRC_DIR}/SceneCheckSpecialCharacters.h
     ${SCENECHECK_SRC_DIR}/SceneCheckUsingAlias.h
     ${SCENECHECK_SRC_DIR}/SceneCheckerListener.h
     ${SCENECHECK_SRC_DIR}/SceneCheckerVisitor.h
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ set(SOURCE_FILES
     ${SCENECHECK_SRC_DIR}/SceneCheckEmptyNodeName.cpp
     ${SCENECHECK_SRC_DIR}/SceneCheckMapping.cpp
     ${SCENECHECK_SRC_DIR}/SceneCheckMissingRequiredPlugin.cpp
+    ${SCENECHECK_SRC_DIR}/SceneCheckSpecialCharacters.cpp
     ${SCENECHECK_SRC_DIR}/SceneCheckUsingAlias.cpp
     ${SCENECHECK_SRC_DIR}/SceneCheckerListener.cpp
     ${SCENECHECK_SRC_DIR}/SceneCheckerVisitor.cpp
diff --git a/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckSpecialCharacters.cpp b/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckSpecialCharacters.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5289ffe9b05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckSpecialCharacters.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+*                 SOFA, Simulation Open-Framework Architecture                *
+*                    (c) 2006 INRIA, USTL, UJF, CNRS, MGH                     *
+*                                                                             *
+* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it     *
+* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by    *
+* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at     *
+* your option) any later version.                                             *
+*                                                                             *
+* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT *
+* ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or       *
+* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License *
+* for more details.                                                           *
+*                                                                             *
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License    *
+* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.        *
+*******************************************************************************
+* Authors: The SOFA Team and external contributors (see Authors.txt)          *
+*                                                                             *
+* Contact information: contact@sofa-framework.org                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+
+#include <SceneChecking/SceneCheckSpecialCharacters.h>
+#include <sofa/simulation/Node.h>
+#include <sofa/simulation/SceneCheckMainRegistry.h>
+
+namespace sofa::scenechecking
+{
+
+const bool SceneCheckSpecialCharactersRegistered = sofa::simulation::SceneCheckMainRegistry::addToRegistry(SceneCheckSpecialCharacters::newSPtr());
+
+const std::string SceneCheckSpecialCharacters::getName() { return "SceneCheckSpecialCharacters"; }
+
+const std::string SceneCheckSpecialCharacters::getDesc()
+{
+    return "Check if nodes and components have special characters that may lead to undefined "
+           "behavior.";
+}
+
+void SceneCheckSpecialCharacters::doInit(sofa::simulation::Node* node)
+{
+    SOFA_UNUSED(node);
+    m_numWithSpecialChars = 0;
+}
+
+namespace
+{
+
+std::string containsSpecialCharacters(const std::string& str)
+{
+    static constexpr std::string_view specialChars = " !@#$%^&*()+=[]{}|;':\",./\\<>?";
+
+    std::string foundChars {};
+
+    for (const auto& c : specialChars)
+    {
+        if (str.find_first_of(c) != std::string::npos)
+        {
+            foundChars += c;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return foundChars;
+}
+
+}
+
+void SceneCheckSpecialCharacters::doCheckOn(sofa::simulation::Node* node)
+{
+    if (node == nullptr)
+        return;
+
+    if (const auto nodeSpecialChars = containsSpecialCharacters(node->getName());
+        !nodeSpecialChars.empty())
+    {
+        msg_warning(node) << "The node has the following special characters in its name: '" << nodeSpecialChars << "'";
+        ++m_numWithSpecialChars;
+    }
+
+    for (auto& object : node->object )
+    {
+        if (const sofa::core::objectmodel::BaseComponent* o = object.get())
+        {
+            if (const auto componentSpecialChars = containsSpecialCharacters(o->getName());
+                !componentSpecialChars.empty())
+            {
+                msg_warning(o) << "The component has the following special characters in its name: '" << componentSpecialChars << "'";
+                ++m_numWithSpecialChars;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void SceneCheckSpecialCharacters::doPrintSummary()
+{
+    if (m_numWithSpecialChars != 0)
+    {
+        msg_warning(this->getName()) << "Found " << m_numWithSpecialChars
+            << " nodes or components with special characters in their names. It can lead to undefined behavior.";
+    }
+}
+
+}  // namespace sofa::scenechecking
diff --git a/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckSpecialCharacters.h b/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckSpecialCharacters.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1c85522ff28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckSpecialCharacters.h
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+*                 SOFA, Simulation Open-Framework Architecture                *
+*                    (c) 2006 INRIA, USTL, UJF, CNRS, MGH                     *
+*                                                                             *
+* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it     *
+* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by    *
+* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at     *
+* your option) any later version.                                             *
+*                                                                             *
+* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT *
+* ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or       *
+* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License *
+* for more details.                                                           *
+*                                                                             *
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License    *
+* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.        *
+*******************************************************************************
+* Authors: The SOFA Team and external contributors (see Authors.txt)          *
+*                                                                             *
+* Contact information: contact@sofa-framework.org                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+#pragma once
+
+#include <SceneChecking/config.h>
+#include <sofa/simulation/SceneCheck.h>
+
+namespace sofa::scenechecking
+{
+
+class SOFA_SCENECHECKING_API SceneCheckSpecialCharacters : public sofa::simulation::SceneCheck
+{
+public:
+    typedef std::shared_ptr<SceneCheckSpecialCharacters> SPtr;
+    static SPtr newSPtr() { return std::make_shared<SceneCheckSpecialCharacters>(); }
+    const std::string getName() override;
+    const std::string getDesc() override;
+    void doInit(sofa::simulation::Node* node) override;
+    void doCheckOn(sofa::simulation::Node* node) override;
+    void doPrintSummary() override;
+
+private:
+
+    std::size_t m_numWithSpecialChars {};
+};
+
+}